Hackers ‘Without Conscience’ Target Health-Care Providers April 1, 2020 By Ryan Gallagher When hackers broke into computers at Hammersmith Medicines Research, a London-based company that carries out clinical trials for new medicines,...
Viewpoint: What the Government Can and Should Do in Response to COVID-19 March 31, 2020 By Gary L. Wickert The world-wide spread of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) presents us all with rather interesting questions about the power and role of...
Trade Group Seeks Time-Out for Labor Violation Lawsuits in California March 30, 2020 By Malathi Nayak A California trade group wants the most populous U.S. state to temporarily block employees from suing employers over labor violations...
As Coronavirus Hits Memorial Services, U.S. Funeral Homes Struggle to Adapt March 26, 2020 By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. funeral homes are adapting their businesses to social distancing and the rapidly spreading coronavirus. Like companies...
Consumer Groups Want Premium Offsets as Virus Shutdowns Reduce Miles Driven March 19, 2020 By Jim Sams The shutdown of workplaces and gathering spots around the country to slow the spread of coronavirus may lead to a...
Employers Navigate Virus Pandemic Without Firm Guidelines March 17, 2020 By Alexandra Olson NEW YORK — It started with extra hand sanitizer and wipes for keyboards and headphones. Then came the directive for...
Thai Forex Firm Disinfects Banknotes to Fight Coronavirus March 13, 2020 By Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK — A Thai foreign exchange firm is disinfecting banknotes it collects from its branches as a safety precaution for...
Nursing Homes Face Catastrophic Mix of Virus and Lax Oversight March 10, 2020 By Ben Elgin and Peter Waldman In 2017, a flare-up of scabies in a Downey, California, nursing home persisted for more than six months and left...
Carnival’s Princess Sued by Passengers Over Virus Cruise March 10, 2020 By Jonathan Levin and Joel Rosenblatt A Florida couple aboard the ship that docked in California Monday with 21 confirmed coronavirus patients is suing Carnival Corp.’s...
Dallas County Tornadoes Caused $2 Billion in Damage, Insurance Council Says October 25, 2019 DALLAS — An insurance industry group says the nine tornadoes that struck the Dallas area during a Sunday night outbreak...